Jim Silver
Jim Silver
companies entertainment family rather redefining themselves toy
Toy manufacturers are redefining themselves as family entertainment companies rather than just toymakers,
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Parents and kids still love the retailer because it still sells three times as many toys as a Wal-Mart or a Target. It still has the best selection of toys and games out there. The toy manufacturers certainly want to see it around and that's why many are giving it more exclusive deals to sell a number of their toys.
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American Girl had done it strictly catalog and online, before they built the three stores. They developed this brand throughout the years, they have a loyal following and it's very hard to do.
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You see a girl like Barbie, and you judge her by the guy she dates. And Ken looked boring and old-fashioned.
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Oil prices are particularly important to toy manufacturers because they impact the cost of resin and plastic used to make toys,
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Companies are really pushing the boundaries with innovation. We'll see things that you might not typically consider to be a toy. That's because the whole shape of what kids are playing with now has changed dramatically.
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I think the empty box will appeal strictly to the collectors rather than the 7-year-old kid who wants to leave the store with a Star Wars toy.
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I think Toys R Us will continue to run some kind of toy operation in the future. But in order to still be competitive, it will need to slim down considerably and run probably around 450 to 500 stores.
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His return is a big positive for the industry. It will spur everyone on, especially in terms of pushing the limits of technology,
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Over $500 million last year was spent on Harry Potter toys and this year is expected to be even bigger.
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Hasbro isn't in the learning category, so Lego is a perfect candidate for them, ... Both companies aren't strong in educational' family entertainment, so Leapfrog also is attractive.
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Hasbro has other new Star Wars toys coming out in the fall timed to the release of the Star Wars DVD.
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There is no comparison. 'Star Wars' is on an entirely different level.
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Spider-Man 2 will be huge for the toy industry. I expect hundreds of thousands of licensed merchandise (items) to be sold in the first nine months of the year,